slotperfect 7 #1 October 19, 2003 I am collecting powerful and inspiring quotes that in some way refer to skydiving. I will post them on my website, which is currently a work-in-progress. I have the famous quote from Leonardo Da Vinci on the home page: "For once you have tasted flight you will walk the Earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return" Any additions would be greatly appreciated. Post them here or email them to me slotperfect@dropzone.com Thanks!Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
metalslug 36 #3 October 19, 2003 The Skydiver's Handbook has loads of them as footnotes on many of it's pages. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samhussey 0 #4 October 19, 2003 There was a really poignant poem I read, its about death, but it's not morbid. It brought a tear to my eye the first time I read it, and it makes the concept of our mortality that little bit easier to bear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #5 October 19, 2003 "He who hesitates shall smite the earth"My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jayruss 0 #6 October 19, 2003 "skydivers, good to the last drop" __________________________________________________ "Beware how you take away hope from another human being." -Oliver Wendell Holmes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #7 October 19, 2003 read the Ikarus story, not so far away from us... dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skipro101 0 #8 October 19, 2003 "When the people look like ants-PULL, When the ants look like people-PRAY." "Out of 10,000 feet of fall, always remember that the last half inch hurts the most." -- Captain Charles W. Purcell, 1932 "Skydiving: It is not just a matter of life and death...it is much more important than that." "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all." -- Helen Keller "Only skydivers know why the birds sing." "All people who live, die. But, not all people who die have lived." "A life lived in fear is a life half lived." "The coward dies a thousand deaths." "You may never get rid of the butterflies, but you can teach them how to fly in formation....." "I tell new jumpers that the Cypres software is written by Microsoft. They know I'm joking but it gets the point about infallibility across." - Skratch Garrison "Want more altitude? - take it off the bottom." How does a blind parachutest know when to open his chute? When the lead on his guide dog goes slack. "You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need one to do it twice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drewboo 0 #9 October 19, 2003 "Perfect speed.......is being there." Jonathan Livingston Seagull Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tetra316 0 #10 October 19, 2003 check below... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thelem 0 #11 October 19, 2003 Hacky Sack - The game played with a ball that doesn't bounce by people who might. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airwolf 0 #12 October 19, 2003 "He who hesitates shall inherit the earth." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeNReN 0 #13 October 20, 2003 YEHAAAA!!!...lets go again!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmidgley 0 #14 October 20, 2003 I can't abide all that 'Like, toadally rad, dood' extreme sports crap, but I do quite like: 'If you're not living life on the edge, you're taking up too much space' John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #15 October 20, 2003 I can't believe nobody has posted this one yet... "If in doubt, whip it out" its a multi-purpose saying MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazyfrog 0 #16 October 20, 2003 MIND THE GAP ---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #17 October 20, 2003 From here... As skydivers, we can feel less deeply the anguish of knowing the impermanence of love, and of those we love. Skydiving *celebrates* life's impermanence with a brilliant brightness, floods it with a blinding light. Ultimately, it reminds us that life is very fragile, but very brave.www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skypuppy 1 #18 October 20, 2003 This was actually a quote about climbing, but if you change 'mountains' for 'air', I think it would still apply... "Brave men become unnerved in the mountains, and if they lack skill, their fear will kill them..." Carlo MauriIf some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricTheRed 0 #19 October 20, 2003 This isn't flying, it's falling with style... buzz lightyearillegible usually Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rdy2skydive 0 #20 October 20, 2003 "Sometimes you just have to take the leap, and build your wing on the way down." Kobi Yamada Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loudtom 5 #21 October 20, 2003 I heard this on Saturday after a kick-ass Tube, Roy said, and I quote, "It was like rolling down a hill in a tire, except you aren't in a tire and you don't have a hill." But we had a blast!!!!!!!!!tom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrogNog 1 #22 October 20, 2003 >>> "The coward dies a thousand deaths." The version of that I heard is "A coward dies a thousand deaths; a hero dies but once." -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 236 #23 October 20, 2003 Beer - it's not just for breakfast anymore! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsaxton 0 #24 October 20, 2003 Why am I wearing this helmet? And where are my pants?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catfishhunter 2 #25 October 20, 2003 Haven't seen this yet. Why would anyone jump from a perfectly good airplane? Because the door was open. MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
